“One more ridge line.” Strung out along a steep, rocky canyon in rural Khost province, the men in 1st Platoon had been hearing that all morning from the Afghan police lieutenant. And they would hear it many more times before the day was over.
“One more ridge line.” Strung out along a steep, rocky canyon in rural Khost province, the men in 1st Platoon had been hearing that all morning from the Afghan police lieutenant. And they would hear it many more times before the day was over.
Marine assault amphibious vehicles will no longer deploy or train in the water after two investigations into the fatal sinking of one of them near San Diego last year, the Marine Corps announced Wednesday.
On Feb. 6, 2020, the mercury stood at 64.9 degrees Fahrenheit on a thermometer at Esperanza Base on the Trinity Peninsula at Antarctica. After more than a year of investigation, scientists have confirmed the reading as accurate, establishing a new all-time temperature record for the world’s coldest continent.